Maria montessori was born in Italy on August 3rd1870. She is an outstanding thinker and reformer in early childhood education, the first woman to study medicine and the first female doctor of medicine in Italian history.
Extended information maria montessori (Italian: maria montessori,1870 August 31-1952 May 6) is an Italian preschool educator, the first female doctor in Italy, the first female doctor in Italy, a feminist and the founder of Montessori education law.
Her educational method comes from her observation of children's spontaneous learning behavior in the process of working with children. It advocates that schools should design an exclusive environment tailored for children, and puts forward the concepts of "absorbing mind" and "sensitive period".
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